Darlene Senger Explained
| Darlene Senger |
| State House: | Illinois |
| District: | 41st |
| Term Start: | January 2013 |
| Term End: | January 2015 |
| Predecessor: | Chris Nybo |
| Successor: | Grant Wehrli |
| State House1: | Illinois |
| District1: | 96th |
| Term Start1: | January 2009 |
| Term End1: | January 2013 |
| Predecessor1: | Joe Dunn |
| Successor1: | Sue Scherer |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1955 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Terry |
| Children: | 2 |
Darlene J. Senger (born July 28, 1955)[1] is an American politician. She was a member of the Naperville, Illinois City Council, where she served from 2002 to 2008,[2] [3] and was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from January 2009 to January 2015.[2] In 2014, she unsuccessfully ran for Congress.
Senger is a legislative member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).[4] On August 7, 2017, it was announced that she would join the administration of Bruce Rauner as deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, as part of a staff shake up that has seen multiple Illinois Policy Institute staffers join the Governor's administration.[5]
Legislation
In 2011, Rep. Senger placed a measure requiring more strict regulation of abortion clinics before the Illinois House's Agriculture and Conservation Committee. The measure passed the agricultural committee unanimously.[6]
2014 Congressional campaign
See main article: article. Senger declared she would run for Illinois's 11th congressional district during the summer of 2013.[7] She won a competitive[8] Republican primary in March 2014 with 37% of the vote, defeating three other challengers.[9] Senger then proceeded to the general election, where she would face Democratic incumbent Bill Foster.[10] Foster defeated Senger 53.5%-46.5% in the general election on November 4, 2014.[11]
External links
Notes and References
- http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/74052/darlene-senger#.VG0bFu8tCpo "Darlene Senger"
- "State Rep. Senger may run for Congress". The Naperville Sun, July 17, 2013, page 3.
- http://ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=1958 "Darlene Senger"
- Web site: MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TASK FORCE AND FEDERAL RELATIONS WORKING GROUP . Commoncause.org . 2015-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131205200011/http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/35-day_mailing_ir_2011am%20New%20Orleans.pdf . 2013-12-05 . dead .
- News: Senger hired as Rauner's new chief legislative liaison. Miller. Rich. Capitol Fax. Springfield, Illinois. August 7, 2017. August 9, 2017.
- Web site: Brian C. Thomas . Are women livestock? Why did IL House Agriculture Committee send a bill limiting a woman's right to choose to the full House? | Your Doubting Thomas . Chicagonow.com . 2015-03-31.
- News: Frick Carlman. Susan. July 29, 2013. Senger joins 11th Dist. Congress race. Post-Tribune. Merrillville, Indiana. December 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000258/http://posttrib.suntimes.com/search/21607683-418/senger-joins-11th-dist-congress-race.html. December 31, 2013. dead.
- News: Cahn. Emily. December 4, 2013. Most Competitive Primary in Ill. Is for Foster's Seat. Roll Call. Washington, D.C.. December 28, 2014.
- Web site: Official Illinois State Board of Elections Results - March 18, 2014 Primary Election (P. 31). December 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141021140211/http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionInformation/VoteTotals/2014GPOfficialVote.pdf. October 21, 2014. dead.
- Jenco, Melissa (October 23, 2014) - "11th District House Race Pits Senger Against Foster". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- Web site: Illinois General Election 2014. Illinois State Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. 2014-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215214831/http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/GetVoteTotals.aspx. 2014-12-15. dead.
